Condiment-holder



W. SCHNERDER.

CONDIMENT HOLDER. Armenian min Mm. 5. |920.

1,362,442. mama nw 14,1920.

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COND :DIENT-HOLDER.

Specification ot Letters Ilatent.

Patented Dec. i4, 1920.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ScHNEmEn, a citizen of the United States residing at Verdon, in the county of Ric ardson and State of Nebraska, haver invented certain new and useful 1m rovements in Condiment-Holders, of wh1ch the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in condiment holders and more particularly to a combined salt and pep er shaker.

An important object of t is invention is to provide a condiment holder havin a centrally arranged partition thereb orming separate com artments adapted lor the reception of sa t and pepper or other condiments which may be d1scharged separately.

A further object of this invention is to provide a condiment holder having a plurality of compartments ada ted to receive various condiments and nove means whereby the condiment in one of the compartments may be prevented from being discharged while the condiment in the other compartment is being discharged.

A further object of the invention is to provide a condiment holder which is neat in appearance, desirable in use and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advanta es of the invention will be a parent during the course of the following escription.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts through the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a condiment holder embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same in use, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the` line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Inthe drawing wherein for the purpose 0f illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 generall desi nates the improved condiment ho der wh1ch` may be formed of any desired material such as lasametal or celluloid.

ig. 2 the body of the holder is provided with ranged vertlcally disposed partition 6 which extends from its bottom to its to thereby forming ,compartments 7 and 8 a apted for 'the reception of such condiments as pe per and salt. The upper portion o'f the y 1s provided with a pair of outwardly directed for the condiment.

a centrally ar-` necks 9 having their outer portions exteriorly screw threaded for engagement with `the a ertured covers or caps 10. It will be note that when the condiment within one of the compartments is being discharged, the discharge neck of the other com artment is facmg upwardly so that the condiment within that compartment is prevented from being discharged. To further provide means whereb but one condiment may be discharge at a time, I have secured a pair of downwardly extending baille plates 11 to the partition 6 on opposite sides of the same. The inner or upper edges of the baille plates join the partition at the to of the condiment holder and the lower e ges of the baille plates are arran ed in spaced relation to the outer sides of t e necks 9, so as to provide restricted discharge passa es A second set of ba e plates 12 are secured to the artition 6 below und in spaced relation to t e baille plates .11 and coperate with the ballles 11 in preventing more than one condiment being discharged from the holder at a time.

W1th reference to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the outer side of each compartment is curved so that the upper ortion of the same is reduced at the lower` e ge of the adjacent baille 12. Further each baille is curved to conform to the curvature of the outer wall of each compartment so that when the holder is in position to discharge the condiment from one compartment, the lower baille 12 of theother compartment will cooperate with the adjacent portion of the partition fi for confining the condiment in that compartment in the lower ortion of the same. In other words, each aille 12 is curved and is disposed in the arc of the same circle as the outer side of the compartment within which it is arranged so that the condiment within the u er portion of that compartment will be lrected to a high degrec between the baille 12 and the adjacent portion of the partition. Any part of the granular materlal which may pass beyond the lower baille 12 will be engaged by the upper baille 11 so as to prevent its passage through the perforated cap 10. In addition to confining the granular material in one of the compartments to the lower portion of the same, the bailles 11 and 12 serve as a means for disintegrating the condiment should the same become lumpy. Obviously the shaking of the holder during the use ci the same willV cause an lumps 'which may exist to abut the ba es and thereby be broken up. Assuming that salt is placed 1n the compartment 8 and that pepper 1s placed in the compartment 7, the salt may be discharged by lowering the discharge neck of the compartment 8'and then shaking the holder. W ith the holder in a downwardly inclined position, the pepper wlthm the compartment 7 will be directed between the bailie 12 and the adjacent portion of the partition 6. As the curvature of the baffle 12 increases the restraining capacity of the same, but a small portion of the pepper wlll be' permitted to pass into the upper portion of the compartment. However, any pepper which does pass the baille 12 will be engaged by the baille ll'and will be prevented from being passed out through the ca 10.

It is t0 be understood that t e form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example ofthe same and that such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts may be made as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A condiment holder including a body, a centrally arranged partition disposed withinthe body thereby forming a pair of compartments, the upper portion of said body being provided with a pair of outwardly directed necks in communication with said compartments, said compartments having their outer sides curved, and a pair of transversely curved baiiles secured to said partition and having the same curvature as the outer side walls of Said compartments, said bales and the curved outer walls of said compartments being disposed in the arc of the same circle, whereby the vmaterial within one of the compartments is directed between one of said bailes and the ad'acent portion of said partition when the ho der is and extending downwardly from the same,

each compartment having its outer side wall curved inwardly for forming a reduced pas- -sage between the upper and lower end of each compartment, and a second air oi hatiles secured to said partition belliiw the first named pair of baffles and being disposed in the arc ofthe same circle as the `curved outer walls of the compartments whereby the material within one of the compartments is directed between one of the second named bales and the adjacent portion of said partition.

3. A condiment holder including a body, a partition arranged Within the body thereby dividing the same into a pair of compartments, the outer side Walls of said com artments being curved for providing a restrlcted passage between the upper and lower ortions of the compartments, and curved bafies secured to said partition at the restricted portions of said compartments and disposed in the arc ot' the same circle as the curved outer walls of said compartments whereby the material within one of the compartments is directed between the curved baiiie in that compartment and the adjacent portion of said artition when the holder is inverted for ischarging material from the other compartment.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

WILLIAM SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

WALTER J. STOCK, BENJAMIN H. Sonoma. 

